What followed is a classic tale of power and intrigue, a “blood war” which Denis lost.

接下来发生的事是典型的权利与阴谋的“血液大战”的故事。丹尼败了。

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However and whenever war began, it has persisted and propagated itself with the terrifying tenacity of a beast attached to the neck of living prey, feeding on human effort and blood.

无论战争是如何产生的，是何时开始出现的，它如同趴在活生生的猎物脖子上的野兽，以其可怕的韧性支撑着自己，繁衍传播着自己，吸食着我们人类的汗水和血液。

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In Europe and Africa during World War II, the proportion of mental traumas among all casualties was close to one in four — one mental health case for every three blood wounds.

二战时，在欧洲和非洲战场的伤病员中，士兵遭受精神创伤的比率接近每四人中就有一例病例，一人精神受创，另外三人身受重伤。

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"On Flanders Field in World War I, She got a big hole from a Bertha Gun, She turned blood red in World War II She hung limp, and low, a time or two.

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